One of the dates on the Weird Holidays & Observances page that has always intrigued me but that I’ve never investigated is Alfred Hitchcock Day. It’s celebrated annually on March 12. Although, maybe “celebrated” is too grandiose a description? I’m not sure how many people even know Alfred Hitchcock DayContinue Reading
Not all houses are haunted by ghosts. In the case of the Westfield Watcher house, its ghoul was a phantom stalker. And that’s the reason I included it in the “Cases of Creepy Haunted Houses” episode of the Haunting American True Crimes season of the podcast. The story is creepyContinue Reading
Sad news haunted hotel-loving travelers. The Cecil Hotel is reopening, has in fact, but not as a hotel. It seemed like 2021 was the Year of the Cecil Hotel. And of Night Stalker Richard Ramirez. He was the feature of his own documentary, Night Stalker: Hunt for a Serial Killer,Continue Reading
Before creating the “Get Swept Off Your Feet at These Bigfoot Museums” episode for the Macabre Museums season of the podcast, I might’ve told you Loren Coleman’s International Cryptozoology Museum was the first of its kind. I would have misled you. We’ll explore his museum more in the “Monsters &Continue Reading
Are you a museum person? Some people aren’t. Their eyes glaze over at the mere thought of going to one. Well, you haven’t ever gone with me. But you can. At least virtually. In season 3 of the Haunt Jaunts podcast, we’re going to explore Macabre Museums. The newContinue Reading
The UFO report neither confirmed nor debunked the existence of alien life. But the U.S. government has confirmed the existence of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) –aka UFOs. So why not examine two of the most well-documented alleged UFO abduction cases in history? That’s what, Alien Abduction, the newest installment inContinue Reading
Updated March 9, 2023 The trailer for The Night House was exceptional. Its job worked immediately, making me wonder where the house was located and what was up with the creepy-looking doll, which I’ve since learned is called a Louvre doll. Sadly, the movie wasn’t the blow-my-mind haunted house filmContinue Reading
How could I not talk about the case of the Westfield Watcher during the “Cases of Creepy Haunted Houses” episode? (See season 2, Haunting American True Crimes, on the podcast.) Very few hauntings of the spectral variety are as creepy as that story. Which this one isn’t. It’s more likeContinue Reading
There are two things I wondered as I watched the trailer for Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop: one, is it based on a real haunted bookshop, and two, is the movie based on a series of books? Let’s see if we can answer both questions —after first quickly examiningContinue Reading
One of the entries on the Weird Holidays and Observances page that we’ve never officially explored yet is Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day. It’s celebrated annually on December 8, but why? What’s its story? Who created it and when? And what’s the best way to celebrate it? AsContinue Reading
Open coffins as part of Halloween displays are basically photo op invitations, aren’t they? But is it bad luck to pose in a coffin, even if it isn’t a real one? I’m asking because when my skinwalkers attended Dollywood’s Great Pumpkin LumiNights, a lady screamed at two girls posing inContinue Reading
The Chicago Pedway system isn’t a secret tunnel system to those who live and work in downtown Chicago. It’s a handy way to get around underground, especially during inclement weather. But it felt like discovering a secret world when we found it while staying at the Radisson Blu Aqua hotelContinue Reading
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